NPR Programs: All Things Considered

For two hours every weekday, All Things Considered hosts Robert Siegel, Michele Norris and Melissa Block present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features.

Looking At The 'Sunny' Side Of Life - September 17, 2008

To call the show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia an unlikely success is something of an understatement. It dares to joke about abortion, the Israeli-Palestinian debate and even cancer. Plus, it's set in Philadelphia — not New York or Los Angeles.
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GOP Money Power Takes On Obama Fundraising - September 17, 2008

McCain is taking public funds for the fall campaign, so his budget is a fraction of Obama's. But the Republican National Committee is balancing the scales, by spending party money on TV ads for the McCain-Palin ticket. In the week following the conventions, the GOP outspent the Obama camp on ads.
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Impact Of AIG Bailout Examined - September 17, 2008

The federal government has bailed out American Insurance Group with an $85 billion rescue package. Diane Brady, senior editor at Business Week, says though it's technically a loan, the package is a bailout because AIG could have gone bankrupt.
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Several Factors Contribute To Dow's Decline - September 17, 2008

The Dow has fallen by nearly 450 points. A high London Interbank Offered Rate, the stock value of a money market fund that lost money in the Lehman Brothers collapse, and fears the government may be stretching itself too thin with the bailout of American Insurance Group may have all contributed.
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Money Market Fund May Have Led To Dow Slide - September 17, 2008

Stocks have fallen despite the government's $85 billion rescue of American Insurance Group. The Dow fell by nearly 450 points. One analyst says the troubles of a huge money-market fund unnerved investors. The fund lost money in the Lehman Brothers collapse.
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